All Retail articles – Page 7
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White papersIndustrial: Ugly Duckling, or Swan?
While we can argue that very few industrial buildings would be considered to have the beauty and stature of a swan, we discuss why we believe that the industrial sector has found a permanent and ever-more welcomed home in real estate investment portfolios.
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White papersReal estate 2021 outlook
No one can deny how challenging 2020 has been. As coronavirus spread around the globe, life for many was put on hold. Unprecedented government-imposed measures curtailed social and economic activity to protect people’s health and save lives.
Looking to 2021, the pandemic continues, but people continue to adapt, adjusting to the new normal as treatments for the disease improve and vaccine hopes are high. -
White papersLimited shelf life? Why the fast fashion model is under strain
The fast fashion industry has a detrimental impact on the environment, but more people switched to online retailers when pandemic lockdowns shuttered high street stores.
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White papers2021 outlook: AEW foresees compelling opportunities emerging after current storm
In its 2021 European real estate outlook, “After the Storm” AEW explores how investors can best navigate out of the current crisis. Despite the recent news of a potential vaccine, 2021 looks to be a year characterised by a slow recovery hindered by both COVID-19’s impact on the wider economy together with the latent existing headwinds of unresolved trade frictions and political uncertainties.
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White papersEuropean Real Estate Research Quarterly - November 2020
While COVID has negatively impacted the retail and hotel sectors, the logistics and residential sectors have been much less affected. The Barings Real Estate team weighs in on the opportunity set—and why the overall outlook remains positive.
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White papersInside Real Estate – Annual Strategy Outlook for 2021
Under our base case the global economy will continue down the path of recover but with a wider range of possible outcomes. Normalization in advanced economies will likely start in the second half of 2021 following the distribution of vaccines, though full global herd immunity will be further away. We expect the world economy to be dealing with a “new normal” for a few years.
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Asset Manager NewsM7 sells €11 million of assets across the Netherlands for EREIP IV
M7 Real Estate (“M7”), the pan European investor and asset manager, announces the sale of five office buildings and one retail property in the Netherlands, on behalf of M7 European Real Estate Investment Partners IV (“M7 EREIP IV” or the “Fund”), in four separate transactions for a total of €11 million.
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White papersAEW Research Flash Report - August 2020
Second quarter data confirm that the U.S. suffered the single most severe contraction in real GDP (-32.9% annualized) since the 1930s and, as the U.S. now passes through the “dog days” of summer, the nation’s economy and psyche continues to be dogged by the relentless spread of coronavirus across large swathes of the country, in particular the southeast, southwest and west coast states.
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White papersReal Estate House View - Europe
Covid 19 lockdowns led cars being replaced wit cyclists traversing back streets from Bogota to Barcelona. Extensive pop-up bike lanes have appeared. The current reopening of economies offers society the opportunity to reimagine city transportation.
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Asset Manager NewsM7 sells long let healthcare investment
M7 Real Estate (“M7”), the pan-European investor and asset manager, announces that it has completed the sale of a 28,638 sq. ft property in Nottingham’s retail district on behalf of M7 Real Estate Investment Partners III (“M7 REIP III” or the “Fund”).
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White papersAEW Research Flash Report - August 2020
To learn more about the immediate impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the Asia Pacific real estate property markets, we invite you to read a brief update by Asia Pacific’s Director of Research, Glyn Nelson. This report will be distributed intermittently over the following months as the COVID-19 situation evolves and we monitor its impact, real or potential.
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Asset Manager NewsM7 Real Estate sells retail portfolio to FIM Group for €86.4 million
M7 Real Estate (M7), the pan-European investor and asset manager, announces the off-market sale, on behalf of M7 ISLAY (the “Fund”), of a portfolio of 27 retail properties in Germany, to the FIM Unternehmensgruppe (“FIM Group”) for €86.4 million.
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Asset Manager NewsKGAL buys €250m Perlach Plaza development in Munich from CONCRETE Capital/BHB
The acquisition was made on behalf of a KGAL-managed AIF and is a club deal with three institutional investors. The sellers are the project‘s developers, CONCRETE Capital and BHB Bauträger GmbH Bayern. The €250m euro development is located on the east side of Munich and comprises around 30,000 square meters of hotel, retail, student living space plus more than 100 private rental apartments.
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White papers2020 – Impact Of Covid-19 On The US Job Market
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented loss of jobs in the U.S. since social distancing measures were implemented in mid-March. Over 41 million workers have filed for State unemployment benefits and an additional 9.4 million filed for pandemic related assistance, comprising 32% of the nation’s workforce.
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White papersEuropean Real Estate - Quarterly Research Q2 2020
The Eurozone economy contracted by -3.6% quarter-over-quarter (0.1% for the fourth quarter of 2019) through the first quarter of 2020. With lockdown restrictions only beginning to act as a drag performance in late March, an even steeper decline is forecast for the second quarter of 2020.
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White papersReality bites: Retailing in a healthy crisis
In the latest instalment of our editorial series, Link, experts from Aviva Investors’ credit, equities and real asset teams discuss the consequences of COVID-19 on the retail sector and their implications for investors.
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White papersHow the Pandemic Changes Real Estate
The global pandemic is changing the way we live, work and play. Such behavioral changes have been felt acutely across commercial real estate markets, and the impact may only accelerate from here. But which changes are short term and which are here to stay?
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White papersPhysical Retail “Rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated!”
The quote, attributed to Mark Twain when he read his own obituary in a newspaper, seems an appropriate comparison for media coverage of the retail sector. Whether stories about vacant shops in town centres, the death of the high street or tenants going into administration, all appears to be doom and gloom.
